At the Duke of Chu's mansion in Luoyang City, one night in June, Yang Xuangan and his brothers gathered together to have a home-cooked meal.
At this morning's court meeting, Yang Ming confirmed the candidate for Youpu She. To many people's surprise, it was Liu Xie from the Liu family in Hedong.
Liu Xie (xie)'s original position was the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, which was the head of the Eleven Temples and managed a wide range of affairs. The Shaoqing was a deputy, and his level was definitely not low. He was at the deputy BU level, but Shangshu Youpushe,
It's deputy GUO level.
After the Liu Shu incident, the Liu family of Hedong, which had been out of court for many years, finally became a big boss again.
Liu Xie was Liu Shu's cousin. His sister married Yang Yong's son, Yang Ke, the king of Xiangcheng, and died on the way to exile.
"How could it be him? I couldn't even think of him, even if I tried my best," Yang Xuanzang, the general of the Youtun Guard, muttered while drinking.
Yang Xuanxuan, who rushed back from Jingzhou, said through his teeth: "I secretly asked Li Mi why the prince made such an arrangement, but he didn't say anything. Alas, Xuan Sui can't be trusted even if he is with the prince."
"Fart!" Yang Xuanting, who has inherited the title of Duke of Yang Yueqiao, said: "Why do you ask Xuansui about this kind of thing? Is there something wrong with your brain? He is still from the East Palace. If you go to him behind the prince's back, this
It's a taboo. If others see it, they will say that we are colluding with internal officials."
"Isn't it often like this before?" Yang Xuanxuan frowned.
Yang Xuangan smiled and said: "It was before, and now is now. The prince has taken charge of the country. If we have anything to do, we can directly go to the prince or Yin Jiang, but we can't go to Li Mi. In terms of close relationship, we are closer to the prince, but
You are too close to the officials of the East Palace, and the Pei family may take the opportunity to disgust you."
The second son Xuan Zong nodded and said: "How the prince arranged it must have deep meaning. Although we think that the position of right servant should belong to the elder brother, but the prince did not do this, and Yin Jiang did not say anything. It can be seen that Yin Jiang
Jiang should know the truth, it is impossible for her and Ying Hui not to help their brother to speak, the prince must have a reason."
"Anyone can go up, but why does it have to be someone named Liu?" Yang Xuanzhang said complainingly, "It's not like the prince doesn't know that we don't have anything to do with the Liu family."
Their grievances with the Liu family came from Yang Su's mocking words of Liu Shu's father Liu Ji and uncle Liu Su: Two willows are destroyed, and a lone poplar can stand alone.
At that time, Liu Ji was a disciple of Nayan, Liu Shu's biological father, and Liu Su was the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He is still the same one who was sent by Yang Ming to Bashu to buy and sell monks and overhaul temples to make money.
From then on, the two families continued to fight until the Liu family faded out of the center.
"Not only are you not dealing with us, but you are also not dealing with Pei Ju," Yang Xuangan said lightly.
The conflict between the Liu family and the Pei family comes from the entanglement of interests. The three major families in Hedong were originally on equal footing, but after Pei Ju became the head of the family, the Pei family has stabilized Liu and Xue. Now in the territory of Hedong, he is the boss.
The training field was funded by others, and the leaders of Yang Ming's Hedong Qu were all from the Pei family. Liu and Xue were really unable to fight against them.
If there was a conflict between the children, the government and the court would favor the Pei family in the final decision, so the Liu family complained a lot.
The final feud was with Pei Yun, or Li Jiancheng's daughter-in-law to be precise. When Liu Xie proposed marriage, he was rejected by Pei Yun and said something very hurtful to one's self-esteem: Do not marry someone without a title.
The Liu family used to have titles, but because of Liu Shu's involvement, all their titles were reduced.
Pei Yun rubbed salt on their wounds again, who could bear this, so they made a family rule and no longer marry into the old Pei family.
Of course, it's just their group.
Yang Xuanjian frowned and said: "Brother, what you mean is that the prince is actually going for Pei Ju? After all, Pei Ju has few enemies, and the Liu family will undoubtedly bear the brunt."
Yang Xuangan nodded: "That's certainly the case, but it's not a good thing for us. After all, the Liu family has never had any contact with us. Pei Ju is too anxious. He is probably afraid that he won't live for a few years, so he wants to quickly come to power and give it to him.
That grandson paved the way, haha, I will endure him to death."
"Old dog Pei is seventy-one this year, and he is still going strong. This bitch is quite capable of surviving," Yang Xuanzang sneered, "Let's see if he can survive seventy-three."
Seventy-three, eighty-four, the King of Hell did not ask me to go.
The ancients believed that these two ages were big hurdles, because the two saints Confucius and Mencius, Confucius and Mencius were seventy-three and Mencius was eighty-four. Neither the saint nor the sub-sage could survive it. Naturally, ordinary people would also have a hard time.
"I recommended my brother at the court meeting today, and Dugu Zuan choked me." Yang Xuanting asked doubtfully, "He took the wrong medicine? We have a good relationship with the Dugu family, right?"
Yang Xuangan smiled and said: "Don't think too much. In the past, everyone ate rice from the East Palace pot, but now it is different. We want to eat rice from the Sui pot. There are so many more people eating from this pot than people eating Donggong rice."
Whoever eats more will eat less. This is the prince. In terms of official positions, we have two generals and I, the Minister of Rites. In terms of title, there are two princes and two county princes. There are too many people carrying bowls.
It will inevitably arouse jealousy. Dugu Zhuan's business in the canal has been divided. He has been in a bad mood recently, so let's not provoke him."
"After eating Tongji Canal for so many years, I should be satisfied," Yang Xuanting complained: "Now the state treasury owes a lot of debt, and the prince is doing this just to repay the debt. Man, he is just too greedy."
Yang Xuanzang raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't laugh at me. Whoever cuts your flesh will feel the pain. It didn't happen to you and you didn't experience it personally."
Yang Xuangan dismissed the maid, raised his glass first, drank a glass of wine with his three brothers, and then continued:
"The reason I called you here today is not because of who will win. I actually have no intention of coveting these two positions. What we should pay attention to is Ying Hui. Remember this for me. Anything that is detrimental to Ying Hui
We have to find a way to get rid of those people. I can't fight. If I die, I'll take your place. The government and the public are surrounded by dangers, which are worse than those on the battlefield. Only a few people died on the battlefield. We lost in the court.
The whole family is in danger."
The three younger brothers quickly said seriously: "Brother, don't worry, there is no one in our family who is afraid of death."
Xiao Xiao Bao Da is always the best choice. Their brothers are all Yang Su's biological sons. Naturally, they know that the things in that hall are much more terrifying than your charge into battle.
Xuan Zong, the second oldest brother, laughed and said, "Brother, you have never taught us this way before. What's happening now? Are you scared by Pei Ju?"
Yang Xuangan nodded and said: "Yes, I was indeed scared. You must know that during the reign of Emperor Gaozu, even his father and Gao Xi never had any harsh words in front of Pei Ju. Yang Xiong, Su Wei, and Yu Qingze also gave him three points.
, this person is so powerful that even my uncle said he couldn’t fight, let alone you and my brothers? In terms of relationship with the prince, we have Yin Jiang, and she has Pei Shuying. Yin Jiang once told me that there are only three princes in the prince’s harem.
To be honest, don't underestimate Pei Shuying. Although this woman has a calm personality, she is really going to make people angry. Yin Jiang may not be able to fight her, so we must prepare in advance."
"Hmph! The prince only values the prince. This is known to everyone. If Pei Laogou really wants to drag us into trouble, the prince will not agree," Xuanting snorted coldly: "Now that the Wei family is also standing by the prince, I
Let’s see how big a wave he, Pei Ju, can make.”
"Don't be special to the Wei family," Xuan Zong said in a deep voice: "Yang Jin's main concubine and side concubine are not vegetarians at home. Didn't you see that every time there is a major event in the court, the prince will ask Cui Mintao? This person will definitely be asked in the future.
Being favored by the prince, the whole Chen family is now serving as an official, which should not be underestimated."
Before the Sui Dynasty, there were four major governors. Now, there are four major local officials: Jingzhao Yin, Dongdu Yin, Jinyang Prefect, and Jiangdu Prefect.
In the past, the Yin of Jingzhao was Yu Wenshu, but now he is the Duke of Fu, Dou Gui, who is also the cousin of Li Yuan's wife. The Yin of the Eastern Capital is Dugu Zuan, Jinyang Pei Ji, and Jiangdu Chen Shuda.
No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with Xuangan and the others.
Pei Ju was already paving the way for Yang Jin, but many people didn't see it.
Xuangan sighed quietly: "Don't rely on the prince for everything. You don't think that the prince really misses the old relationship, do you?"
"Of course not," Xuanting said with a smile: "My uncle once said that the prince is no different from the great ancestor. If we do something wrong, we will be punished in the same way."
Xuangan nodded: "My uncle is never wrong when it comes to people. He only met the Prince of Hedong during a spring outing. He decided that this son was definitely not a creature of the pond, so Yin Jiang got married to Prince Yuande (
Yang Zhao) died of illness."
Yang Xuanzang was dumbfounded and said with a surprised look on his face: "Does the death of Prince Yuande have something to do with us?"
Yang Xuangan nodded: "Prince Yuande is an alcoholic. Your Majesty and the Queen have repeatedly warned him, but he still can't stop him because he is addicted to alcohol. Even if he wants to change, he is most afraid of being tempted by others. Everyone knows that Your Majesty does not allow Prince Yuande to be tempted."
Drinking, but even if someone dares to persuade him to drink in private, this is his uncle's work. As for the current prince, he cannot drink. Have you ever seen anyone who dares to persuade him to drink? If you really want to persuade him, the prince will have to drink sometimes, but
It’s just that no one advised me.”
Xuan Zong and the other three were dumbfounded. They never thought that Yang Ming's rise to the crown prince was actually planned by Yang Su and Yang Yue behind his back.
After all, if Yang Zhao didn't die, Yang Ming would have no chance to catch Yang Zhao's only weakness and kill him.
According to Yang Su's words, I can help Yang Guang go up, and I can also help Yang Ming go up.
Of course, the premise is that this person must be capable, and Yang Ming and Yang Guang obviously meet the conditions.
"You must keep it a secret. Only you and I know about this matter. Yuan Qing is still young and should not be entrusted with important matters," Yang Xuangan said in a deep voice:
"I want you to understand that in order to protect Ying's return, we should not count on others, but on ourselves. Even Yin Jiang doesn't know that she is a female and cannot hold such a big responsibility."
Yang Xuanzong took a deep breath and said sluggishly: "It seems that the days to come are destined not to be peaceful."